chrisgilltreesurgery

After experiencing one of the hardest days of my life so far I woke up this morning with a positive attitude, I was so low yesterday things couldn't have got any worse so I've started making changes. The bang Tidy is going and I've just put a deposit on a new van. I'm going back to 3500kg so Matty can drive it, I have my ifor tipper to team up for bigger jobs. Popped out for lunch after eating nothing yesterday and picked up the menu only to go straight to the mixed grills etc (old habbits), but I'm not that person any longer so prawn salad and sparkling water it is. I will be happy again but I have a long road ahead of me

Well tonight went just as bad as I'd imagined, Nicola was so cold with me even when i broke down in front of everyone. I visited the doctors earlier today and I've been but on 60mg of fluxotine (Prozac), triplle my last dosage. Honestly you could hit me with anything at the moment and I wouldn't feel a thing as I'm that numb inside

Oh nearly forgot, can anyone recommend what to do with this lime which is showing signs of phytophthora...??

6 jobs booked in for today but only managed 5 due to an Ozzy insisting we have a beer with him after the last job lol, we started the day off with a sweet chestnut fell, corsican pine to deadwood then onto a mixed hedge reduction and thin where we had the pleasure of tea in real China cups. After lunch we felled a leylandii near the coast and finished the day off with a whitebeam raise. It's Josies 5th birthday tomorrow so I've been to the metro centre for prezzies and Happy Birthday banners. Josie is wanting a tea party with my parents, Nicola with her two other daughters and Nicolas mother at my house, I have butterflies in my stomach already as I know it's going to be soooo hard for all us being together but me and Nicola not, I know it's Josie birthday and I must be strong for her but.... It's gona kill me emotionally inside 😢

Very true guys, I've just found it hard to eat over the last few days, I always look for a positive from a negative, so the positive here is a healthy kick start to my future whatever it may bring...

Honestly look him up on you tube he's a scream!! Since Sat I've had no appetite at all so for my first food yesterday I had grapefruit and nothing else yesterday, I know it's not good to go without food but I think I was punishing myself for the way I had behaved towards my wife for so long 😢

I live in hope Jon

They've been ordered mate just diddnt turn up in time for tidays outing, point taken though 😉

First day out with the new grinder and new outlook on life today and God it felt good. The grinder performed great, if I'm honest I think a little more power would have been nice but for accessibility and safe working with the dead man's handle is awesome...!! Both Matty and Chris had a go and both loved it, we finished off the day by having a beer with the last customer who is an ex pat of Oz, what a lovely chap with the true Ozzy outlook on life. He told me that if you are surrounded by the ones you love, you have a smile on your face and are able to finish the day with a beer life is good. I think from now on that is my motto.

When I first joined Arbtalk I found myself among all you guys, I felt a little shy to post at first in case I came accross as a bit of an armature especially when a lot of yous are so exceptional at what yous do. I'm not always great at putting into writing what I'm thinking, some of you are ie Paul Banister for one to mention. I have experienced hate on here with people ripping me to bits, but I have also experienced a great deal of compassion and friendship. People often talk of the 'click' on here but that word in this case is a group of friendly professionals who share a great chosen industry. I have read some horrifically moving posts on here about people's personal lives and on the flip side I have learnt an awfull lot. It is the minority on here that makes people not want to post in case they become subject to a verbal attack, and personally I think that stinks but I take my hat off to Steve for keeping this to a minimum coz if it were me I'd loose it so a big thumbs up to you mate. And finally if you are reading and following this thread and you've not posted why not say hi, after all its nice to be nice 😁😁😁

The grinder is out on its first outing tomorrow and again on Wednesday so plenty pics on their way...

For the record, the Porsche isn't mine. It was a courtesy car from jct600 where I bought my defender from. I had it for the Easter weekend which was a nice change from my fillings falling out in the defender 😃

Thanks everyone , I am struggling in my personal life at the moment and keeping positive is hard. For all the haters out there this thread has developed into a diary and record of my life since I split from my wife, it's nice for me to look back at the work I've done and the odd thing I post regatdig my personal life is nice for me to look back on as it helps me through the tough times. I am by no means bragging or boasting on this thread, far from it and I am by no means saying I'm the best climber, best boss or the best husband but what I am saying is that if you like what you read and see here then you are more than welcome to drop by and say hello as it is masdivly appreciated that people I 've never met releave some of my pain. Thanks guys

If you don't like it, move on...

Even though Josie is only 5 she is such an inspiration and she has helped me through the day, thanks babe xx

I've had one of the hardest days of my life today. My daughters 5th birthday party was today and I'm struggling with not being with her mother, when I say struggling its getting me so down and I feel so low... Prior to us splitting up in January this year we had an awful 2 years together, seeing her today has ripped my heart out, I love her and want my wife back... 😢

1/2 day willow tidy up turned into a 2 day takedown due to a little decay as you will see from the pics below, we only discovered it when we removed a holly, whitebeam and ivy all growing at the base...

I wouldn't buy off ebay mate

I might just get a tranny, mog, landy tipper and a 10 ton tipper with a small, medium and large tow chipper, tracked chipper and pto..... Oh and a range of 3 stump grinders....... 😖😖😖

Burgess I've looked at those but like hens teeth mate

Went to prune an old willow today, started by removing ivy from the stem only to discover it was about to fall over...... So we smashed it out...!! 😁😁😁

Exactly, I think I'll just keep the Bang Tidy. I think my problem is I like change too much, the thrill of the chase 😏

What my dilemma is that I'm in search of the perfect vehicle which I know isn't out there... We used to do lots of site clearance work for house builders but that seams to have dried up. I like having the capacity to carry what I can at the moment but fir bigger jobs I could resort to taking 3.5 timber with ifor tipper behind landy. How you finding changing from mog to tranny???

Do you run it on an o license

Friday's are my new stump grinding days, how do you find running costs and how reliable your truck is...?? I'm seriously thinking of one